diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
index 1d1e5b35f0..b32fa33926 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
@@ -1072,7 +1072,8 @@
                 <note>
                     Because <filename>.conf</filename> files are parsed
                     first during BitBake's execution, using
-                    <filename>INHERIT</filename> to inherit a class effectively
+                    <link linkend='var-INHERIT'><filename>INHERIT</filename></link>
+                    to inherit a class effectively
                     inherits the class globally (i.e. for all recipes).
                 </note>
                 If you want to use the directive to inherit
diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml
index 0e89bf2396..07bda982f3 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml
@@ -1596,9 +1596,19 @@
         <glossentry id='var-INHERIT'><glossterm>INHERIT</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>
-                    Causes the named class to be inherited at
-                    this point during parsing.
-                    The variable is only valid in configuration files.
+                    Causes the named class or classes to be inherited globally.
+                    Anonymous functions in the class or classes
+                    are not executed for the
+                    base configuration and in each individual recipe.
+                    The OpenEmbedded build system ignores changes to
+                    <filename>INHERIT</filename> in individual recipes.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information on <filename>INHERIT</filename>, see
+                    the
+                    "<link linkend="inherit-configuration-directive"><filename>INHERIT</filename> Configuration Directive</link>"
+                    section.
                 </para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>